November 1992 Beckett Basketball #28 - Larry Bird

There are certain players in sports who just have that special something — the kind of player you couldn’t help but like, even if they were beating your team. Larry Bird was one of those guys.

“The Hick from French Lick” wasn’t the most athletic, he wasn’t the flashiest, but he was as tough and competitive as they come. The way he played the game — the swagger, the confidence, the trash talk and the skill to back it up — made him impossible not to respect.

Bird isn’t just a Celtics legend… he is a basketball legend. The kind of player who made you love the game a little more every time you watched him play.

Combining my love of art and sports cards, I had this original watercolor painting of the epic 1980-81 Topps Bird/Magic card painting for me on commission. Still need to get it matted and framed and hung in my office! So cool - and one of my all-time favorite cards, except about 3 feet x 2.5 feet. And it will be much larger after matting and framing!

I have wanted Larry Bird auto for quite some time, saw an example of this one at Dallas Card Show about a year ago and finally got the seller down to a price I wanted at the one in September, The yellow auto is just amazing and this is on his 1981 Topps card. This is his second year card but the first card with him on his own card. Not for Sale. This is PC item.